EP 2404554 A1 20120111 - Surgical assembly with flexible arm
Title (en)
Surgical assembly with flexible arm
Title (de)
Chirurgische Anordnung mit flexiblem Arm
Title (fr)
Ensemble chirurgical doté d'un bras flexible
Publication
Application
Priority
US 83259810 A 20100708
Abstract (en)
A surgical assembly includes a tensioner having a first end and a second end. A tension member extends from the first end of the tensioner. A mounting member is connected to the second end of the tensioner. An arm extends from the first end of the tensioner and includes a series of relatively moveable links that define an axial bore configured for disposal of the tension member. Each link defines a first mating surface and a second mating surface disposed in a configuration such that tensioning of the tension member interlocks the first mating surface with the second mating surface of an adjacent link in the series to selectively fix the links in a selected orientation.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01 - US); A61B 17/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/29 (2013.01 - US); A61B 90/50 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2017/0069 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2008121765 A1 20080529 - FETZER PETER E [DE]
- [X] WO 9849944 A1 19981112 - PILLING WECK INC [US], et al
- [X] DE 29801807 U1 19980604 - MATHAR RALPH [DK]
- [X] US 6464629 B1 20021015 - BOONE ERIC [US], et al
- [XY] US 2002099268 A1 20020725 - PAUL DAVID J [US], et al
- [XYI] US 2004242969 A1 20041202 - SHERTS CHARLES R [US], et al
- [Y] US 2005131457 A1 20050616 - DOUGLAS PETER [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2404554 A1 20120111; US 10238409 B2 20190326; US 2012010629 A1 20120112; US 2016331392 A1 20161117; US 9486296 B2 20161108
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11173223 A 20110708; US 201615220819 A 20160727; US 83259810 A 20100708